2016 Article Archives

HHS Issues Proposed Rule for MACRA Quality Payment Program

Jun 14, 2016 at 10:31 am by steve

In furtherance of its goal to pay providers for the value of the services rather than the volume, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Centers for Medicare &a.... Read More

Treating Hepatitis C

Jun 14, 2016 at 10:31 am by steve

Hepatitis C (HCV) is the most common viral hepatitis in the US with an estimated 3.5 million individuals with chronic HCV. There were an estimated 29,718 new cases of HCV in 2.... Read More

In A Tight Space

Jun 14, 2016 at 10:31 am by steve

Medical Real Estate Costs Up. Availabilities down. If this isn't the year your lease is up, and you're not planning to move to a new space, and it's not the year you're hoping.... Read More

May 2016 Grand Rounds

May 12, 2016 at 06:34 pm by steve

Cardiac Arrest Study Shows Benefit from Antiarrhythmic Drugs Certain heart rhythm medications, administered by paramedics to people with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, impro.... Read More

Pediatrics Office Will Not Open Due to Medicaid Cuts

May 12, 2016 at 06:34 pm by steve

The Legislature was warned. It was warned that underfunding Medicaid would result in the loss of both access to care and jobs. The first casualty of the General Fund budget ha.... Read More